Experts say income is very volatile for freelancers, which makes paying ordinary bills a challenge.
And the average freelancer is stiffed by employers on $6,000 a year, according to the Freelancers Union, which represents 300,000 independent workers across America.
“We don’t have any protections for freelance workers in America,” says Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union who is pushing for a bill in New York City to improve worker protections. “For people who are feeling forced into this it can be difficult for them.”
- Millions in gig economy can’t find better jobs or pay, CNN.com, October 27, 2016.
2. A team of four experts is preparing to tour the UK to explore how the “gig” economy is affecting workers’ rights.
Mathew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, was appointed last month to lead the review into the impact of “disruptive” businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo.
New technology combined with new business models has led to a rise in workers doing short-term, casual work.
Many are not eligible for the minimum wage, sickness or maternity pay.
The review will address questions of job-security, pension, holiday and parental leave rights. It will also look at “employer freedoms and obligations”.
Mr Taylor will be joined by the entrepreneur, Greg Marsh, who founded onefinestay, a company which helps upmarket home-owners let their properties to visitors, Paul Broadbent chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and employment lawyer, Diane Nicol.
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